by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 15, 2012 | Chinese herbs, headache, herbal tea, holistic health, pharmaceuticals, Traditional Chinese Medicine
I recently did a talk for a class of pharmacy students at the University of British Columbia. I wasn’t sure what they might already know about Traditional Chinese Medicine and what their views on it would be. I was happy when they asked me lots of questions...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 17, 2012 | Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, holistic health, integrative medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine
This morning I just read an article written for the online version of the newspaper The Vancouver Sun. The Sun is a reputable newspaper, but clearly not immune to inaccuracies. Case in point (no pun intended), their recent article called, “The Intricacies of...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 12, 2012 | Acupuncture, health care, holistic health, Traditional Chinese Medicine
For months I had been complaining that the garage door opener in my building was not working well. I would point and press the button…no door movement. Press again…nothing. Try a different angle, put my hand out the window, get out of my car. So...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 11, 2012 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Food, herbal tea, holistic health, immune boosting, Supplements, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
One of the inside jokes we have as Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners is that TCM has two hearts and no brain. It may sound like it, but it’s really not a dig. In TCM we discuss function more than form. The two hearts are the physical heart and the...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 7, 2012 | Acupuncture, Food, immune boosting, immune system, integrative medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Uncategorized
A friend of mine asked me to post some info on what to do after a bout of the flu or food poisoning. She called it a “forced detox”. That’s one way to put it! If you have had diarrhea or have been vomiting, the first and most important thing is to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jan 13, 2012 | Acupuncture, Arthritis, Back Pain, Bone Health, Digestion, energy, headache, injury, migraine, neuropathic pain, Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of the most common goals for the new year is a decision to be more active. I started day one of January first with an invigorating Polar Bear swim! One of the most common blocks to being more active is pain. Pain management is where I can help. Acupuncture...
